It was a Tale of Two Trumps.
Comic impressionists Shane Gillis and James Austin Johnson went mono-a-mono as Donald Trump on “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, mocking the former president’s new sneaker line in a parody movie trailer called “White Men Can Trump.”
Shane Gillis and James Austin Johnson put their Donald Trump impersonations to the test on Saturday while mocking the former president’s brand-new sneaker line in a parody movie trailer called “White Men Can Trump.” NBC / SNLIn the skit — which aired amid Gillis’ sheepish return to Studio 8H after getting hired, then immediately fired from the sketch show in 2019 — the 36-year-old guest host plays an average guy named Gordon Dwyer who “can’t catch a break” in anything whether it be in love or basketball.
However, things seem to change when Gillis is gifted a pair of the 45th president’s branded sneakers.
While the shoes fail to enhance Gillis’ basketball ability even a smidge, the actor — now physically resembling the ex-president complete with his comb-over hair — claims “I didn’t miss, it went in,” which his friends agree due to his “winning state of mind.”
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In the parody film, Gillis explains that while the sneakers really don’t enhance his abilities at all, they “give me the power to say I’m good at basketball and then double-down on that until people actually start to believe it.”
As the trailer progresses, Gillis eventually meets Johnson, 34, who proclaims that “the magic has been inside of you all along” to which the controversial “SNL” host responds, “Wrong. It’s the shoes.”
The end of the trailer also takes a jab at President Joe Biden with cast member Mikey Day wearing velcroed shoes called “Bidens.”
In the parody film, Gillis explains that while the sneakers really don’t enhance his abilities at all, they “give me the power to say I’m good at basketball and then double-down on that until people actually start to believe it.” NBC / SNL However, things seem to change when Gillis is gifted a pair of the 45th president’s branded sneakers. NBC / SNL“Oh, you got new shoes too,” Devon Walker says.
“Yeah, they’re called Bidens,” Day, 45, responds wearing a blue and white tracksuit and a pair of aviators, paying homage to the current president’s favorite pair of sunglasses.
The real Donald Trump announced his gold-plated shoe line earlier this month during a surprise appearance at Sneaker Con in Philadelphia.
Trump’s “Never Surrender” hightops, dubbed “President Trump’s official sneaker” and adorned with an American flag, run $399 a pop and are available in limited supply, according to the website selling them.
As the trailer progresses, Gillis eventually meets Johnson, 34, who proclaims that “the magic has been inside of you all along” to which the controversial “SNL” host responds, “Wrong. It’s the shoes.” NBC / SNL The real Donald Trump announced his gold-plated shoe line earlier this month during a surprise appearance at Sneaker Con in Philadelphia. Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesA low-top style is also offered in either “T-Red” or “POTUS” white, both with a golden “45” on the side. The slip-ons sell for $199.
“I’ve wanted to do this for a long time,” Trump told the large crowd of sneaker lovers while at the convention. “I have some incredible people that work with me on things, and they came up with this, and this is something I’ve been talking about for 12 years, 13 years. I think it’s gonna be a big success.”
The former president, who was recently ordered by a New York judge Friday to pay $355 million for allegedly inflating his net worth to dupe banks and insurers, revealed that he will also be marketing other lines of “never surrender” items, including t-shirts and mugs.
